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legenda_fw-la scripsit_fw-la scribenda_fw-la fecit_fw-la chap._n iii_o a_o short_a character_n of_o his_o person_n and_o quality_n 1._o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a how_o hard_o a_o task_n this_o three_o and_o last_o part_n of_o my_o undertake_n will_v be_v if_o i_o shall_v be_v operose_fw-la in_o it_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o none_o be_v think_v so_o fit_a to_o write_v caesar_n commentary_n as_o caesar_n himself_o but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n may_v the_o more_o light_o be_v pass_v over_o both_o because_o he_o have_v be_v a_o burn_a and_o shine_a light_n upon_o so_o eminent_a a_o candlestick_n for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o render_v he_o very_o well_o know_v to_o most_o man_n and_o because_o i_o have_v not_o only_o his_o permission_n but_o command_v to_o write_v what_o now_o i_o do_v on_o purpose_n to_o prevent_v the_o over_o lavish_a expression_n by_o way_n of_o panegyric_n which_o he_o fear_v and_o forbid_v from_o another_o hand_n which_o will_v oblige_v i_o both_o to_o moderation_n and_o brevity_n in_o what_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o he_o and_o last_o of_o all_o because_o i_o have_v upon_o another_o occasion_n make_v some_o essay_n towards_o this_o work_n already_o funeral_n which_o the_o reader_n will_v find_v here_o prefix_v 2._o at_o that_o time_n the_o text_n which_o confine_v my_o discourse_n lead_v i_o whole_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v how_o well_o he_o have_v study_v and_o how_o diligent_o he_o have_v practise_v the_o example_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a in_o i_o now_o to_o enter_v upon_o any_o large_a discourse_n to_o show_v what_o a_o paraphrase_n his_o life_n be_v upon_o 1_o tim._n 3._o &_o tit._n 1._o vers_fw-la 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o how_o perfect_o his_o episcopal_a qualification_n answer_v those_o rule_n which_o that_o great_a apostle_n there_o prescribe_v as_o the_o standard_n or_o touchstone_n whereby_o every_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v try_v and_o examine_v for_o the_o great_a will_v presuppose_v the_o lesser_a a_o fortiore_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o that_o have_v make_v the_o apostle_n life_n the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o may_v well_o be_v presume_v to_o have_v take_v out_o those_o inferior_a lesson_n which_o be_v indispensable_o require_v in_o every_o bishop_n 3._o and_o yet_o because_o i_o must_v of_o necessity_n use_v some_o method_n in_o what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v and_o can_v have_v a_o better_a than_o what_o be_v there_o lay_v down_o by_o this_o great_a apostle_n athanas_n and_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o the_o like_a case_n though_o i_o will_v not_o enlarge_v my_o discourse_n to_o a_o commentary_n upon_o the_o place_n i_o shall_v use_v the_o particular_n of_o that_o text_n especial_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o for_o the_o head_n of_o my_o discourse_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o method_n and_o order_n and_o when_o i_o have_v thus_o weigh_v he_o in_o the_o balance_n and_o by_o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o find_v he_o full_a weight_n i_o shall_v add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o superpondium_fw-la for_o as_o the_o former_a will_v show_v he_o want_v nothing_o that_o be_v indispensable_o require_v in_o a_o bishop_n so_o will_v the_o late_a that_o he_o have_v superad_v so_o much_o to_o it_o as_o we_o may_v listen_v he_o just_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o very_o good_a bishop_n and_o i_o shall_v make_v out_o all_o this_o as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v by_o particular_a instance_n that_o neither_o his_o enemy_n may_v complain_v that_o i_o flatter_v his_o memory_n nor_o his_o friend_n that_o i_o obtrude_v my_o own_o fancy_n and_o conjecture_n upon_o the_o world_n in_o stead_n of_o real_a truth_n 4._o for_o the_o first_o qualification_n i_o shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o give_v offence_n to_o any_o because_o it_o be_v negative_o set_v down_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a so_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v accuse_v he_o upon_o this_o first_o branch_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o make_v his_o charge_n good_a against_o he_o and_o if_o we_o take_v in_o likewise_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o roman_n that_o the_o person_n accuse_v shall_v have_v the_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n 25.15_o and_o licenee_n to_o answer_v for_o himself_o concern_v the_o crime_n lay_v against_o he_o i_o shall_v still_o have_v the_o less_o cause_n to_o be_v solicitous_a in_o this_o business_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o his_o write_n whereof_o he_o have_v be_v accuse_v wherein_o he_o have_v not_o clear_v himself_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o impartial_a reader_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o new_a charge_n to_o be_v lay_v against_o he_o the_o only_a competent_a tribunal_n will_v be_v that_o of_o the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o general_a assize_n of_o the_o world_n where_o alone_o the_o party_n may_v appear_v face_n to_o face_n and_o as_o for_o his_o life_n he_o be_v in_o that_o by_o the_o tacit_n consent_n of_o his_o great_a enemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o irreprehensible_a or_o even_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1.6_o sine_fw-la crimine_fw-la if_o we_o take_v the_o word_n crime_n in_o the_o proper_a sense_n not_o for_o sin_n for_o no_o man_n 1.10_o be_v without_o that_o but_o for_o such_o scandalous_a sin_n loc._n as_o make_v a_o man_n just_o liable_a to_o accusation_n and_o infamy_n in_o which_o sense_v multi_fw-la sine_fw-la crimine_fw-la sunt_fw-la as_o st._n augustine_n pâ—ccato_n tell_v we_o and_o in_o that_o rank_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o we_o may_v reckon_v this_o good_a bishop_n 5._o for_o he_o have_v improve_v this_o qualification_n to_o so_o high_a a_o pitch_n as_o to_o make_v it_o also_o take_v in_o another_o and_o make_v he_o have_v a_o good_a report_n of_o they_o which_o be_v without_o 3.7_o